Electrically-heated cooking apparatus.



J, W, .P'I-IELPS.

ELEGTRIGALLY HBATBD GOKING APEARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1912.

` Patented Jan. 6, 1914-.

UNITED STATES PATENT onirica.V

yI'AllLlIllilS WILEY PHELPS, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ELCTRICALLY-HEATED COOKING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES WILEY- PHELPS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elect-rically-Heated Cooking Apparatus, of which the following isa speci cation, reference being had therein tothe accompanying'drawings. A

The invention relates to cooking Vapparatus and' more particularlyto that type known as tireless cookers and in which the heat required is generated by an electrical "heating unit. Heretofore, various devices of this type have been used in which the heating unit is placed in the heat insulated chamber of the cooker, but in use such con# st-ructions havebeen found objectionable. The ditliculty encountered is the condensation of moisture from the heated food, which in collecting on 'the terminals of the heating unit, may result in the short circuit-ing of the same, and also cause corrosion of the parts. On the otherhand if the unit is placed outside of the chamber the heat generated is not used kas effectively,

It is the primary object of the present invention to obtain an effective electrical heating unitl which While in direct heat conducting contact with the wall of the insulated cham'ber,'is nevertheless, outside of said chamber and is separated therefrom by a'water proof joint.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical central section through an electrically heated cooker to which my improvementsare a plied; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view t ereof. l

A is the outer casingof a heat insulated chamber or tireless cooker and-B is the inner wall or lining thereof.

C -is a casing.' preferably of heavy gage metal forming a portion of thebottom of the receptacle B and which is provided on its underside with a recess D for receiving an electrical heating -unit E, lwhishgunit may be of any suit-able construction, not shown in detail, but preferably of the fiat disk type, and in normal position it is secured within the lrecess and 'in heat conducting contact Iwith the case C as by means of.

clamping bolts F. For attaching the case C with the lining B so asto form awater proof joint, the former is provided with a ange Gr-against which aclamping ring H 4 I. l v

Specification of Letters Patent.

.;.p1icat`ion led ltarch 1, 1912. Serial No. 680,914.

is placed'with the lining B therebetween.

The members G and H are also preferably provided with a bead and groove engagement which will crimp the sheet metal and form a more effective seal. Clamping screws I may be employed for securing these members together.

With the construction 'as shown in use, the heat developed by theunit is communicated directly to the case C and is radiated from the inner face thereof into the heating chamber. Any steam or condensation therefrom which may collect in the chamber is 'prevented from access to the unit as the joint between the members G and H forms awater-tight seal. Forl removing or replacing the unit the lining B may be withdrawn from the outer case or the bottoin of said outer case may be provided with a detachable section J as shown.

What I claim a's my invention is:

Patented an. 6, 1914.

1. In an electric cooker, the combination with a heat-insulating chamber having a metallic liningA provided with -a cut-away portion, of a case or armor for saidunit arranged in the cut-away ortion' and formed of hea-Vy gage meta, said case forming a portion of the exposed wall of the lining of saidcham-ber and the marginal portion of the case engaging the vmarginal portion of the recess and being clamped thereto and in heat-conducting contact therewith, Said case being provided in the outer face thereof with arecessed portion, and an electricalheatingunit arranged in said recessed portion and secured to said casing.

2.\[n an electric cooker, the combination with a heat-insulati'n chamber having a metallic lining provi ed with a cut-'away portion, of acase or armor .for said unit' formed of heavy gage metal and arranged in the cut-away portion, said case forming a part of the exposed wall of the lining ofa said chamber and being provided insthe outer face thereof with a recess, and an electricalheating unit arran ed in'said recess and secured to the case, t e margins of the cut-away portion and the case having a water-tightlcbeadedengagement. I

3. The combination` with a metallic cham- -ber havinga cut-away portion, of a case formed of avy gage metal having the marginal portion thereof arranged within said chamber and' engaging the margin of said cut-away portion, said metallic case being provided .1n the outer face thereofwith a recess, an electrical heating unit arranged In testimony whereof I aiix mysignature Within said recess, a clamping ring ;en- 1n presence of two Witnesses. circling the margin 0f the cut-away .portion and arranged exterioriy of the chamber, and JAMLS 'WILEY PHLLPS' means for clamping the margin ofthe eut- Witnesses:

away portion intermediate said ring and the W. J. BELKNAP,

marginal portion of said case.

. JAMES P. BARRY.

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